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his style was one of america's greatest gifts to democracy. due to the universal nature of his character, lincoln remains an everlasting contemporary as his life highlights the past and present. as the society, we have adapted his identity to accommodate new concerns. but not to the point where we have negated what it previously represented. in 1893, "the new york times" ran an article called three great leaders: washington, lincoln, and grant. in 1985 they published an article getting right with lincoln. this explored american politicians and everyone else to square their own position with what they thought would be lincoln's position on the matter. they were drawn to his leadership. and measured their success by that which lincoln would have approved. and in 1974 "time" magazines asked who were the greatest leaders? lincoln's named appeared most frequently. c-span's 2009 presidential poll released the past president's day has abraham lincoln's first as he was in the last c-span survey in 2000 and today in 2009, 200 years after his birth, we
his style was one of america's greatest gifts to democracy. due to the universal nature of his character, lincoln remains an everlasting contemporary as his life highlights the past and present. as the society, we have adapted his identity to accommodate new concerns. but not to the point where we have negated what it previously represented. in 1893, "the new york times" ran an article called three great leaders: washington, lincoln, and grant. in 1985 they published an article...
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. >> if we are here with the author of the prohibition hang over alcohol in america, from demon rum and cult to cabaret. >> it was an amendment that took place come into effect in 1920 and last almost 14 years until 1933. the country realized prohibition didn't work out well because we band of the manufacturers sell and transportation of alcohol. and a tremendous amount of lawbreaking. once the great depression took place we realized this is becoming a law and order issue and we need the jobs back. so we never repealed prohibition. >> kershaw cow we got to the provision in the political finding that led to the constitutional amendment? >> there was a century on social reform movement, called the timber is movement which was designed to get country -- altogether. the use the excuse to change the constitution. the brewers at the time for germans, so that whole lobby was marginalized and at that point the national rifle association took the occasion of the war and about the constitution changed at that point. i don't think the country realized what had happened or the consequences would be
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meditate and they became to visualize guantanamo as america's gibraltar. it was the naval theorist who proposed this idea, and roosevelt, the policymaker who made it happen. this of course was never the dream of you been nationalist. nor was it a concession that they freely granted. but most cuban scholars, interestingly, have been reluctant to criticize theodore roosevelt because he fought for cuban independence and he never sought to annex cuba or to make it a u.s. colony. and that was in contrast to his close friend, leonard wood, who as military governor of cuba and who wanted very much to annex it. it may be partly because of the history of guantanamo evokes conflicting emotions, that most cubans have been reluctant to write about it. even in the spanish literature, there is -- there are not that many cuban histories of guantanamo. as for american students of cuban history, until recently most of them have either ignored guantanamo or discussed in terms of the spanish-american war, the squabbles over the platt amendment, as a bone of contention betwee
meditate and they became to visualize guantanamo as america's gibraltar. it was the naval theorist who proposed this idea, and roosevelt, the policymaker who made it happen. this of course was never the dream of you been nationalist. nor was it a concession that they freely granted. but most cuban scholars, interestingly, have been reluctant to criticize theodore roosevelt because he fought for cuban independence and he never sought to annex cuba or to make it a u.s. colony. and that was in...
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america 2008. he cowrote herblock with carry katz. for more information visit herblockfoundation.org. >> we're at frostburg state university speaking with thomas a. lewis author of brace for impact. tom, to start off with, what do you see as the major threats to our current way of living? >> well, that's the content of most of the book. it's a long list. what i did was organize it into the threats that i see gathered against our systems that sustain us. i look into food, both the food that we grow and the animals that we raise. i look into water, the supply of water and the treatment of wastewater. and energy. oil and electricity. and each of those categories is of a system that has been increasingly industrialized and is increasingly in peril of failing. mortal stress on all of those systems. and usually people don't look at them all at one time. you get people specializing in electricity. well, one of the things about electricity is that it takes three times as much water to get you the electrici
america 2008. he cowrote herblock with carry katz. for more information visit herblockfoundation.org. >> we're at frostburg state university speaking with thomas a. lewis author of brace for impact. tom, to start off with, what do you see as the major threats to our current way of living? >> well, that's the content of most of the book. it's a long list. what i did was organize it into the threats that i see gathered against our systems that sustain us. i look into food, both the...
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there's no more sexism in america. that's so passe. and actually that's pretty much the kind of attitude i ran into when i first began to do the study. alive and well, my dentist asks, after hillary almost got the democratic nomination and sarah palin had the number two spot on the republican ticket? how can you say sexism is alive and well? i wonder if he'd say barack obama's presidency has obliterated racial discrimination in america, but before i can ask he says, besides, with so much wrong in this country, why are you worrying about women? he lifts a dental mirror from the tray. since i have a policy never to argue with someone about to put a sharp instrument in my mouth, i don't respond as i want to. but my dentist, thoughtful and progressive though he is, has just proven my point. women are part of this country can. 51% of it. and the problems facing us as a nation fall mightily upon them. now, certainly we're far from the dark ages before the second wave of the woman's movement. back then the moment you were zipped into your pin
there's no more sexism in america. that's so passe. and actually that's pretty much the kind of attitude i ran into when i first began to do the study. alive and well, my dentist asks, after hillary almost got the democratic nomination and sarah palin had the number two spot on the republican ticket? how can you say sexism is alive and well? i wonder if he'd say barack obama's presidency has obliterated racial discrimination in america, but before i can ask he says, besides, with so much wrong...
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this is the day she arrives in america by boat. the reason for this event is significant is for two reasons, mainly amongst many others of course, but she is that which is the relationship between arab-americans and our foreign policy in the middle east, and second because these two and i should say there were two distinct waves of immigration to the united states from the arab world. from the late 1800s from all places of northern europe came to a halt, and then immigration after 1965. these are different groups of people, people coming over in the late 1800s, mostly from modern-day lebanon, syria. and they're coming over before notions of nationalism and an arabism have really set in in the region. after 65 we see much more skilled labor, much more people from the muslim faith coming over, people from other countries, you see egyptian, yemenis, iraqi's, all sorts of people from the arabic world speaking world coming over. this event, you sort of see this in the chapter that takes place here in dearborn, comes to bring these two w
this is the day she arrives in america by boat. the reason for this event is significant is for two reasons, mainly amongst many others of course, but she is that which is the relationship between arab-americans and our foreign policy in the middle east, and second because these two and i should say there were two distinct waves of immigration to the united states from the arab world. from the late 1800s from all places of northern europe came to a halt, and then immigration after 1965. these...
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new york herald, which was at that time in 1877 when it was published it was the biggest newspaper in america. and they've called it a washington love letter. and nobody could believe that it was real at first. and then people who know a little bit about washington's life and stuff, there were some very atchison diaries published. they discovered he had written it better for month after he had become engaged to moffit custis, who was in for the the richest widow in virginia. and this caused consternation in 1877. they couldn't believe that george washington could possibly have thought for another woman. and so, it was like a suspense story as a probe to find out what happened to this letter. and it turned out that the latter never saw the light of day. it was going to be auctioned off of the mystery man body and this appeared for 60 years. and they founded by sheer accident in the files of a harvard library. so when i saw all this, i said to myself, this is a book i was born to write. i've got to write this book. i've got to explain this and then i begin to realize there would be other things
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refugee from world war ii europe coo had fled the ravages of europe after 1945 to come to america to start life anew. upon moving to daily's he came across information which told him the story of lincoln's grand review and the immortal battle hymn. house at, he thought, that thw great man, this event is lost. his widow formed lincoln that crossroads alliance to awaken virginia to its heritage of honor, lincoln's grand review and the battle hymn of the republic. tonight, we will hear from judge frank williams will deliver a few appropriate remarks about this young lawyer from the prairie state of illinois. mr. william styple will tell us about his new book "tell me of lincoln: memories of abraham lincoln, the civil war, and life in old new york". and also give us a first-person account of the grant review that he has discovered. mr doug jamieson will continue the delightful musical serenade later in the evening. we will perhaps be joined by sarah epstein who will delight us with the story of her great great great grandparents and how they helped mr. lincoln here as president-elect. an
refugee from world war ii europe coo had fled the ravages of europe after 1945 to come to america to start life anew. upon moving to daily's he came across information which told him the story of lincoln's grand review and the immortal battle hymn. house at, he thought, that thw great man, this event is lost. his widow formed lincoln that crossroads alliance to awaken virginia to its heritage of honor, lincoln's grand review and the battle hymn of the republic. tonight, we will hear from judge...
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. >> so while the city of philadelphia and its baseball team and football fans across america may have lost the voice, they will never forget it and as the tribute continues on, the impact of harry callus, the broadcaster and the person will never subside. >> in a world away, two nfl players on a humanitarian mission literally save a little girl's life. >> i couldn't believe what was happening. >> you will hear the inspiring l of their lives. >> one story inspired all of us to do better. what started out as a humanitarian mission to africa for two nfl play earths from the chicago bears ended up in a life saving mission. from sports net chicago, here is dan higgins with the story we called gridiron guardian. >> i think god has put people in the right time and place for things like this situation like this. we didn't pass the buck. >> two defensive line men and two teammates united in a goal to establish nfl supremacy. away from football there's another purpose that unites them. in a place a world away from soldier feel. >> during the off season the two bears were joined by teammate tomm
. >> so while the city of philadelphia and its baseball team and football fans across america may have lost the voice, they will never forget it and as the tribute continues on, the impact of harry callus, the broadcaster and the person will never subside. >> in a world away, two nfl players on a humanitarian mission literally save a little girl's life. >> i couldn't believe what was happening. >> you will hear the inspiring l of their lives. >> one story inspired...
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came to america as a political refugee. was taken in by a catholic church in new jersey.7vx so there's -- there's no one family or no ten families that tell the whole story but i tried to get a sense of the broader picture. and the title comes from barack obama'svuq inaugural address wh he said america is enriched every day by people from every end of this earth. and i agree with him. i believe it. >> how long did you follow these folks? >> well, i interviewed each one at great length. several of them actually were students of mine at george washington university who wrote about their families in a writing class of mine. i operate on the rule of ruthlessly exploiting my students at every possible opportunity. and so several of the stories come from my students. in several cases i had students who acted as scouts. i had a student who was a high school teacher in philadelphia sent me one family. another was a waitress in a salvadoran restaurant sent me another one. the book is dedicated to my students because they were such
came to america as a political refugee. was taken in by a catholic church in new jersey.7vx so there's -- there's no one family or no ten families that tell the whole story but i tried to get a sense of the broader picture. and the title comes from barack obama'svuq inaugural address wh he said america is enriched every day by people from every end of this earth. and i agree with him. i believe it. >> how long did you follow these folks? >> well, i interviewed each one at great...
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>> guest: jules stein started the music corporation of america, a band-booking agency, in chicago in 1924, in al capone's chicago. and it was from that company that, eventually, wasserman was launched. c-span: because this is a political network, the first thing i want to connect is that katrina vanden heuvel is his granddaughter. >> guest: is jules stein's granddaughter, yes. c-span: and he's with "the nation," and the editor and all that. >> guest: right. c-span: was jules stein -- was a republican. >> guest: a right-wing republican. c-span: well, explain all that connection in the -- and how does -- you know, where does the vanden heuvel come in in all this? >> guest: well, jules had two daughters, jean and susan. and jean is the mother of -- jean stein is the mother of katrina. and jean was always -- her politics were always different than her father's, and it was a source of great friction between then. and -- i mean, jules was very proud of her. she was a very accomplished person. but -- but their politics were just polar opposites, really. and katrina followed in her mother's
>> guest: jules stein started the music corporation of america, a band-booking agency, in chicago in 1924, in al capone's chicago. and it was from that company that, eventually, wasserman was launched. c-span: because this is a political network, the first thing i want to connect is that katrina vanden heuvel is his granddaughter. >> guest: is jules stein's granddaughter, yes. c-span: and he's with "the nation," and the editor and all that. >> guest: right. c-span:...
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it doesn't exist in america anymore. it was made into a very bad, not very bad, but a movie. >> a movie that todd helicopters going and -- >> it's a very strange movie. another part of vanderbilt at war, the whole thing in which he went out to kind of fight with the merrimack or send a ship out to find out with the first ironclad which the confederacy had built what really threaten the whole civil war plan of the union which was to blockade the south. and all of a sudden, the south has built this ironclad ship that can think, you know, it's terrifying and thanks to american warships immediately. it looks invulnerable, kind of shows bouncing off. vanderbilt comes up with his own ship to combat this. >> and again this goes to the complex nature of vanderbilts because you know he was somebody who firmly -- and sure he never read adam smith, but he firmly and believed in the invisible hand. everybody pursues their own interests as fiercely as possible. and he firmly believes that, you know, it's almost my duty as a citizen,
it doesn't exist in america anymore. it was made into a very bad, not very bad, but a movie. >> a movie that todd helicopters going and -- >> it's a very strange movie. another part of vanderbilt at war, the whole thing in which he went out to kind of fight with the merrimack or send a ship out to find out with the first ironclad which the confederacy had built what really threaten the whole civil war plan of the union which was to blockade the south. and all of a sudden, the south...
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now, this may be a disappearing dream in america. i understand that, but the idea of a vacation, the idea of a 40 hour week, no child labor, these were ideas that were promoted 150 years ago by people like karl marx, if i may utter the words. karl marx did not create the soviet union. karl marx was a 19th century radical who sat around trying to figure out how to help working people, and had this idea with many other people, that working people have to work less than an 80 hour week. so they could think, so they could enjoy life, so they could read books. and i guess him being karl marx, so that they could go to a lot of meetings. and eventually, form unions. and out of that effort, there came the first transnational labor movement that led to labor unions in time, and lead to social democratic parties in europe, and lead to specific legislation, like vacations and the eight hour day. so who goes around thinking i'm on vacation, thank god for the labor movement? not many. i don't know where we think these things come from, but the bo
now, this may be a disappearing dream in america. i understand that, but the idea of a vacation, the idea of a 40 hour week, no child labor, these were ideas that were promoted 150 years ago by people like karl marx, if i may utter the words. karl marx did not create the soviet union. karl marx was a 19th century radical who sat around trying to figure out how to help working people, and had this idea with many other people, that working people have to work less than an 80 hour week. so they...
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it's in america's national security interests to do so. i'm going to close with a story of one woman whose wife was transformed by the work by people do every single day. caroline is a young woman from the democratic republic of congo. who, for years, into her deschenes and ostracism caused by obstetric fistula. eventually, she found her way to a clinic supported by the un population fund. and she finally received the surgery, care and emotional support she needed to heal. then she started speaking out about her experience, to fight the stigma and to let other women know that even in isolated places, treatment is possible. her message has traveled the world. two years ago, she came to washington and urged members of congress to support maternal health programs worldwide. and today, the united states is proud, once again, to support the work of the un population fund. but one advocate, even ones with such passion and commitment, can only do so much. everywoman everywhere deserves high quality care. not only in her most vulnerable hour, but
it's in america's national security interests to do so. i'm going to close with a story of one woman whose wife was transformed by the work by people do every single day. caroline is a young woman from the democratic republic of congo. who, for years, into her deschenes and ostracism caused by obstetric fistula. eventually, she found her way to a clinic supported by the un population fund. and she finally received the surgery, care and emotional support she needed to heal. then she started...
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, so on behalf of the washington monthly and a new america thanks for coming. we are here today to discuss this special report just released in the current issue of the washington monthly called the "the agent orange boomerang" which you can read it washington monthly.com. am ghaffari start ridges monta thanked america come less thank the staff of the washington and the ford foundation for his support. from 1962 to 1971 the u.s. military sprayed close to 20 million gallons of the herbicide agent orange across vietnam to defoliate dense jungle in order to better protect personnel and equipment from north to south and to destroy enemy crops. bats burring we now know left behind a residue of dioxin persisted in highly toxin-- toxic chemical and over the next two decades american soldiers who served in vietnam were forced to fight another war, this one to force their own government to recognize the damage done to their bodies into provide health care and other benefits they deserve. washington did so in 1991, when president george h. w. bush signed the agent orange
, so on behalf of the washington monthly and a new america thanks for coming. we are here today to discuss this special report just released in the current issue of the washington monthly called the "the agent orange boomerang" which you can read it washington monthly.com. am ghaffari start ridges monta thanked america come less thank the staff of the washington and the ford foundation for his support. from 1962 to 1971 the u.s. military sprayed close to 20 million gallons of the...
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and so you have riots in america. he retires, moves out to l.a. in 1963 there's the march on washington, he doesn't go. robinson didn't like cliques. he thought, unwisely, that maybe all of the so-called hip people were going to go to the march on washington. i think if he had it all to do over again, he would have went. but he didn't. he wasn't actively involved in civil rights. he thought hi civil right -- his civil rights took place in the middle of the ring. he did, he did campaign for senator robert f. kennedy. of course; he was assassinated, and that broke his heart. >> host: did the kennedy campaign seek sugar ray out? or was it something that he volunteered for? >> guest: he volunteered. >> host: were they proud to have him as part of the campaign? >> guest: oh, yes. yes, he did. >> host: you know, it's interesting, this is something that occurred to me as we're speaking, if i knew nothing about boxing but just had a basic knowledge of american history and i was reading a biography of jack johnson, i would think to myself, this will not en
and so you have riots in america. he retires, moves out to l.a. in 1963 there's the march on washington, he doesn't go. robinson didn't like cliques. he thought, unwisely, that maybe all of the so-called hip people were going to go to the march on washington. i think if he had it all to do over again, he would have went. but he didn't. he wasn't actively involved in civil rights. he thought hi civil right -- his civil rights took place in the middle of the ring. he did, he did campaign for...
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secondly there was considerable discussion recently about the potential for america and/or nato playing a role in terms of the final resolution of the israeli-palestinian conflict and then third for many years there has been discussion of the potential american lead role, multinational role at the golan heights so one can imagine in an era of peace in a lot more than some parties would like to see america play world precisely at a time when as you say horridly tea implied by the absence of reference, the stamina to take on these initial roles certainly may not be there. the other point i wanted to make is very interesting jim, your focus on strategic communications in their reference to the administration a mullen's roland "the daily show" because the article that, to which mike made reference that admiral bollon road about strategic communications isn't that the powerful critique of how strategic communications have come to dominate axe of policy. i will quote from it just for a moment. and the strategic andification-- this is admiral mullen's article, i noticed a term of reference is
secondly there was considerable discussion recently about the potential for america and/or nato playing a role in terms of the final resolution of the israeli-palestinian conflict and then third for many years there has been discussion of the potential american lead role, multinational role at the golan heights so one can imagine in an era of peace in a lot more than some parties would like to see america play world precisely at a time when as you say horridly tea implied by the absence of...
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the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall of 2008. you saw the value of american savings fall by almost 40%. trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions left their homes. thousands and thousands of businesses had to close. that's what happens when you let a crisis get out of control. government should never let that happen. if they don't act and this is important for people to understand. people think it's unfair for the government to act to rescue a financial system. you cannot help an economy recover and create jobs. you can't preserve the value of people's savings without a functioning financial system. >> another moment when we requested the hearing that i was concerned about is the counter parties. they are looking into the whole issue. there have been comments that the cou
the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall of 2008. you saw the value of american savings fall by almost 40%. trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions left their homes. thousands and thousands of businesses had...
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bernanke bank of america's term ends this thursday. several democratic senators have noted their opposition to his nomination. >> geoff hoon served as the former defense secretary under british prime minister tony blair from 1999 to 2005. last week he testified before the british iraq committee, a five-member committee examining the british in the iraq war. questions focused on mr. hoon's relationship with then defense secretary donald rumsfeld and the assessment of the military be this is over 2 1/2 hours. >> well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen. today we begin hearing from members of the government who were involved in the buildup and the decision to commit force to action in iraq in 2003. this session are to examine the right honorable geoff hoon the former secretary of state for defense the key discussions and decisions taken on iraq. and their implementation within the ministry of defense and the government. during his period of secretary of defense. it will cover from summer 2001 to may of 2005. i should say at this point tha
bernanke bank of america's term ends this thursday. several democratic senators have noted their opposition to his nomination. >> geoff hoon served as the former defense secretary under british prime minister tony blair from 1999 to 2005. last week he testified before the british iraq committee, a five-member committee examining the british in the iraq war. questions focused on mr. hoon's relationship with then defense secretary donald rumsfeld and the assessment of the military be this...
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go beyond the velvet rope so private tours of the white house, america's most famous home. and explore the history, art, and architecture of the capital. american icon, a three disc dvd set. it's $24.95 plus shipping and handling. one of the many items available at c-span.org/. >> now the use of wireless technology and consumer demand for personal wireless devices. we begin with remarks from chair congressman rick boucher. this is two hours ten minutes. some >> subcommittee will come to order. this morning the subcommittee convened a legislative hearing on two measures related to the availability of the wireless spectrum, which is a central to meeting our future needs for mobile communication services. the movement of personal communications to mobile service says is both dramatic and accelerating. earlier this year it was announced that for the first time the number of homes have been only a cell phone and no landline service now exceeds the number of homes having only a landline and no cellular service. at the end of 2008, there were approximately 270 million wireless sub
go beyond the velvet rope so private tours of the white house, america's most famous home. and explore the history, art, and architecture of the capital. american icon, a three disc dvd set. it's $24.95 plus shipping and handling. one of the many items available at c-span.org/. >> now the use of wireless technology and consumer demand for personal wireless devices. we begin with remarks from chair congressman rick boucher. this is two hours ten minutes. some >> subcommittee will...
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rather than weaker america. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presidinficer:he mr. kyl: thank you, mr. president. i think it's time for the people in the united states congress to be sure we're listening to what our constituents, the american people, are telling us. if it was unclear before, i think the massachusetts senate race should put to rest any doubts about what's really frustrating americans. americans have had it with the soaring level of spending and debt. they know that enormous spending and skyrocketing deficits take a bite out of the economy, dragging down our gross domestic product, our standard of living, and making investors and job creators very nervous. they are concerned about the unfathomable amounts of money now being spent. for the first year of the obama administration, the numbers are eye popping. consider, one, a wasteful wasteful $1.2 trillion stimulus that was a failure, according to the administration's own yardstick. two, a $410 billion omnibus federal spending bill that increase
rather than weaker america. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presidinficer:he mr. kyl: thank you, mr. president. i think it's time for the people in the united states congress to be sure we're listening to what our constituents, the american people, are telling us. if it was unclear before, i think the massachusetts senate race should put to rest any doubts about what's really frustrating americans. americans have had it with the soaring level of spending and debt. they know that enormous...
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this strategy is based on the belief that china cannot be contained and therefore we america and the international community must accept its rise to power. in return we see china as resurgence that his stature will not come at the expense or security of other nations. for example, strategic assurance may be demonstrated to impart by china's cooperation with united states and other nations on matters of a shared interest, in particular within the last year we were together in our handling of the global financial crisis. countering piracy of the east coast of africa and isolating north korea for its persistent and aggressive nuclear and missile tests. while these are positive steps in our relationship we cannot ignore the reality that china still falls short in a column of reassurance. actions speak louder than words. here are but a few examples -- first, on monday china demonstrated its resolve to expand strategic capabilities with a missile defense test. as of yesterday we heard of the pentagon that this was conducted without a danced on vacation to the u.s.. what are china's intenti
this strategy is based on the belief that china cannot be contained and therefore we america and the international community must accept its rise to power. in return we see china as resurgence that his stature will not come at the expense or security of other nations. for example, strategic assurance may be demonstrated to impart by china's cooperation with united states and other nations on matters of a shared interest, in particular within the last year we were together in our handling of the...
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me 10 years ago when i brought the team that the washington capitals could be the number one team in america in terms of selling the most paid tickets, i would have said impossible to do yet that's where we are now. we sold out the games. we have a backlog in season ticket holders. we have the best fans. our building looks spectacular. we're the talk around the league. we can't thank our fans enough and the business is very strong. >> based on what i saw on the 26, it looked like you moved product. >> joe: >> there's a lot of red. that's an indication of how strong the brand is and fan base is and frankly they still believe. they believe we know, we get the joke. we're a really good franchise. things are go going terrific but until we win a stanley cup, we won't get there. for the organization, that's our singular goal. we have to win the stanley cup and we'll get the respect and accolade we ever desire. >> one of the things is the overall finalizing purchase of the rest of the important of washington sports. can you tell us where you are? >> you have to be respectful to the process. our com
me 10 years ago when i brought the team that the washington capitals could be the number one team in america in terms of selling the most paid tickets, i would have said impossible to do yet that's where we are now. we sold out the games. we have a backlog in season ticket holders. we have the best fans. our building looks spectacular. we're the talk around the league. we can't thank our fans enough and the business is very strong. >> based on what i saw on the 26, it looked like you...
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in china, chinese banks have come to the floor in making loans to europe and even america industry. and technology. secondly, china with its specific policies in the international systemç has a bac goal of maintaining stability of around its borders. does this mean -- what is the unification mean in terms of the assumption that china will add to maintain stability? with regard to either explosion or involution as you had referred to. in the third, what is the affect of the american and japanese government policies visavie corporate influences on our government's? from the private sector and china's influence on those be at its economic transactions in terms of the other forms of support. thank you. >> another couple of tough questions. this is actually in terms of assessing china of roles, china's potential role acidification unfolds is something we can only speculate about and i have to confess that the more i think about it of not sure the answer is clear. and i totally agree with you that china's overwhelming stability has been so generous if north korea economically because th
in china, chinese banks have come to the floor in making loans to europe and even america industry. and technology. secondly, china with its specific policies in the international systemç has a bac goal of maintaining stability of around its borders. does this mean -- what is the unification mean in terms of the assumption that china will add to maintain stability? with regard to either explosion or involution as you had referred to. in the third, what is the affect of the american and...
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>> america is pro-life! >> america is pro-life! >> you know, i just came back from a trip to southeast asia and one of the countries i visited was cambodia, and during that time i was there i visited the killing fields of cambodia and they showed the congressional delegation what they called the killing trees. and the reason they call that the killing a tree was because they used to hang babies from the tree and slam babies against the tree and the reason why i want to tell you that story is because some of the acts we use in abortion are just as brutal, and i want people to understand that abortion is a moral issue of our time. and we have to speak loudly in order for our leaders to understand that we are pro-life. [cheers and applause] and i am so honored last night i had a chance to speak to about 500 students from louisianan. and it just seeing so many young faces gives me so much hope as to how much energy because i know that this fight will be long and hard and we will need all the young people to speak out loud to our leader
>> america is pro-life! >> america is pro-life! >> you know, i just came back from a trip to southeast asia and one of the countries i visited was cambodia, and during that time i was there i visited the killing fields of cambodia and they showed the congressional delegation what they called the killing trees. and the reason they call that the killing a tree was because they used to hang babies from the tree and slam babies against the tree and the reason why i want to tell...
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surprising that a study published just this month found that obesity could now be an even greater threat to america's health than smoking this is about an hour 10 minutes. >> mr. and mrs. salahi, private citizens from the commonwealth of virginia and attended the white house state dinner on november 24, though they were not issued invitations, they are here to provide their account of the events of that night. we would like to welcome both of you to this committee and ask that you summarize your joint statement for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman and committee, i do have an opening statement for you. to the honorable members of the committee on homeland security. prior to being contacted to invite us to speak, we asked that our attorneys reach out to the committee and meet with various staff members and provide them with key information to assist the committee and review of relevant homeland security issues. we understand the attorneys met with your staff as well as representative king and his staff and provided them with phone records, emails and other relevant documentary evidence. we have
surprising that a study published just this month found that obesity could now be an even greater threat to america's health than smoking this is about an hour 10 minutes. >> mr. and mrs. salahi, private citizens from the commonwealth of virginia and attended the white house state dinner on november 24, though they were not issued invitations, they are here to provide their account of the events of that night. we would like to welcome both of you to this committee and ask that you...
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not only in the nation's capitol, but in state capitals across america. we only have to look back a few years to see what trouble unfunded mandates cause for states. when congress passed the no child left behind act, it was hailed as a landmark that would improve education nationwide, establish new standards to measure educational achievement in our schools, and required states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades. states had to make sure that happened for their schools that received federal aid, but the law provided far too little money to meet its requirements. this was a fact acknowledged by a chief sponsor, the late senator kennedy. he said, and i quote -- "the tragedy is that these long overdue reforms are finally in place, but the funds are not." boy, was that ever a true statement. states have paid and paid and are still paying for that whopper of an unfunded mandate. in fact, no child left behind, which i oppose, largely because of its being an unfunded federal mandate has caused -- cost my state of
not only in the nation's capitol, but in state capitals across america. we only have to look back a few years to see what trouble unfunded mandates cause for states. when congress passed the no child left behind act, it was hailed as a landmark that would improve education nationwide, establish new standards to measure educational achievement in our schools, and required states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades. states had to make sure that...
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author of a home on the field how one championship team inspires hope for the revival of small-town america. mr. cuadros, what made you decide to write this book? >> i decided to write this book because i noticed that what was happening in the the of rural communities in the south and midwest was a space change, a migration of latino immigrants to the small towns that i knew was a way to transform of the culture and those communities. i thought i was a very interesting story and when the what influence and change the country and for ways and that is a story of is interested in doing and capturing. >> why did you choose styler city what did you find? >> i chose styler city because at the time they had to poultry processing plants, feed mill, about 300 chicken farmers in the county and was an easy choice because the food processing industry is a big generator for white people are migrating from mexico or central america into the small town communities. >> when you're there you are writing about people who didn't want immigrants living in their town but they wanted to benefit from having immig
author of a home on the field how one championship team inspires hope for the revival of small-town america. mr. cuadros, what made you decide to write this book? >> i decided to write this book because i noticed that what was happening in the the of rural communities in the south and midwest was a space change, a migration of latino immigrants to the small towns that i knew was a way to transform of the culture and those communities. i thought i was a very interesting story and when the...